Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Willow Creek Pass Fuel Reduction

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland Routt, Colorado Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District

Vegetation management on approximately 81 acres of beetle infested timber adjacent to the Willow Creek Pass subdivision to reduce fuel loading and decrease crown fire potential.

Location

East of Willow Creek Pass subdivision off of Routt County Road 129

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
04/07/2009
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/21/2009
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/16/2010
4
Objection Period Start
07/18/2010
5
Decision
08/2010 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
06/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
Willow Creek Pass Fuel Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/16/2010
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsHahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT9N, R85W, Sections 10, 11, & 15
Fuels management